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Another Russian, Elena Likhovtseva beat Bulgarian 15-year-old Sesil Karatantcheva 2-6, 6-4, 6-4.
Likhovtseva made heavy weather of Karatantcheva before booking her first Grand Slam semi-final place in 46 attempts.
"I was nervous... I was nervous," she smiled.
The 29-year-old resorted to slow, looped groundstrokes to keep the ball in play against an opponent almost half her age.
"I know it was ugly but, you know, I still won the match," she laughed.
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